CORTLAND, N.Y. – The nationally eighth-ranked Cortland men's soccer team scored four goals in the second half and defeated Hobart College, 5-0, in non-conference action Tuesday night at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons won their eighth straight game and improved to 13-2 on the season, while the Statesmen fell to 7-5-3.
Senior
Nick Tata (Rochester/Aquinas Institute) scored twice for Cortland. Sophomore
Chris Hettler (Hauppauge/Smithtown West), senior
Jack Sumski (Lindenhurst) and junior
Bronson Harris (West Palm Beach, FL/Seminole Ridge) each tallied a goal. Freshmen
Miguel Tunas (North Salem),
Nevin Nambiar (New Hyde Park) and
Peyton Lalone (Ogdensburg/Ogdensburg Free Academy) collected one assist apiece.
Cortland junior goalie
Connor Young (Bayport/Bayport-Blue Point) registered his sixth shutout of the season. Sophomore goalie Alec Kaminer (Paramus, NJ) made four saves in 78:08 for Hobart before giving way to sophomore Josh Newman (Edgemont), who did not record a save over the final 11:52.
Tata gave Cortland a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute with a one-time shot on a rebound. He then converted a penalty kick in the 50th minute after a Hobart player was sent off with a red card for denying a Cortland breakaway.
Hettler's free-kick goal from 20 yards out that tucked inside the left post made it 3-0 in the 72nd minute. Sumski then scored his third goal in the last two games on a one-touch in front off a header pass from Nambiar in the 79th minute. Harris finished the scoring with 1:35 remaining with a shot right in front.
Cortland 5, Hobart 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Hobart: no scoring
Cortland:
Nick Tata 2-0,
Chris Hettler 1-0,
Jack Sumski 1-0,
Bronson Harris 1-0,
Miguel Tunas 0-1,
Nevin Nambiar 0-1,
Peyton Lalone 0-1
Halftime: Cortland 1, Hobart 0
Shots: Cortland 16, Hobart 3
Corner Kicks: Cortland 8, Hobart 3
Fouls: Hobart 11, Cortland 10
Saves: Alec Kaminer (Hobart) 4 (4 GA in 78:08), Josh Newman (Hobart) 0 (1 GA in 11:52);
Connor Young (Cortland) 0 (0 GA in 90:00)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 13-2; Hobart (Statesmen) 7-5-3
